democratic transition

collocation in English

meaningsofdemocraticandtransition

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democratic
adjective
uk
/ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪk/
us
/ˌdem.əˈkræt̬.ɪk/
based on the principles ...
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transition
noun[C or U]
uk
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/
us
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/
a change from one form or type to another, or the process by which ...
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(Definition ofdemocraticandtransitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In so far as this occurs throughdemocratictransition, many of their demands are met, and their political impetus begins to decline.
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Thus, the introduction of competitive electoral politics since thedemocratictransitionmay have been associated with fundamental changes in the developmental state.
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Each of these has some role in terms of explaining the incompletedemocratictransitionin the country.
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In light of the ongoingdemocratictransitionin the country, political parties became a legitimate way to aspire for and acquire power.
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These institutional changes thus engendered a political process that took on a life of its own and improved the prospects fordemocratictransition.
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The book sets itself up as a corrective to readings of thedemocratictransitionthat disregard the urban poor.
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Indeed, the process ofdemocratictransitionhas not shown signs of moving towards consolidation.
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The study enables the reader to understand how sanctions can indeed contribute todemocratictransition, though often in subtle and complex ways.
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These increases were implemented either in the year of thedemocratictransitionor shortly thereafter : 1947, 1959, 1964, 1973 and 1987.
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The focus ondemocratictransitionhighlights the challenges of projecting grassroots pressures into political society.
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The process ofdemocratictransitionitself is a source of considerable uncertainty and hardship.
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Countries in which thedemocratictransitionincluded the ouster of the incumbent, on the other hand, have on the whole performed better.
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And, when asked about living standards, almost one-half (46 per cent) said that things have worsened since thedemocratictransition.
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Hence, it will be interesting to see how the domestic political culture affectsdemocratictransitionand is in turn conditioned by it.
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Indeed, the ' human rights talk ' may have had its greatest emancipatory potential during the period ofdemocratictransition.
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However, it soon became clear that governance reform duringdemocratictransitionis not an easy task.
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I argue that these changes were initiated for political gain, and have had disastrous effects on the already traumaticdemocratictransitionin the country.
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Moreover, since thedemocratictransitionin 1987, elections have been highly competitive.
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This is part of a wider problem that the book has in exploring labour markets in ademocratictransitionfrom a mainly political perspective.
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Duringdemocratictransitiongrassroots organisations multiply and change, but the rules of representation are often unknown, and vary according to locality and region.
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